APUSH Vocab Test #3

impulse

something that is the force behind or reason for something else

bawdy

indecent, suggestive

solidarity

agreement between and support for the members of a group

extradite

to make someone return from a trial to another country or state where they have been accused of doing something something illegal

proprietor

a person who owns a business

indigent

very poor

pragmatic

solving problems in a sensible way

volatile

likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse

endeavor

to try to do something; an effort to attempt or do something

exploit

something unsual, brave, or funny that someone has done

sectional

interests or aims that are limited to a particular group within a country and do not consider other groups

strife

violent or angry disagreement

squatter

someone in the past who took land that did not officially belong to them in order to live on it or use it for farming

protégé

a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person

subjugation

the act of ruling people in a way that allows them no freedom, or the act of treating a person or his or her wishes or beliefs as less important than other peoples

abrogate

to formally end a law or agreement

rancor

a feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past

permeate

to spread through something and be present in every part of it

renunciation

the formal announcement that someone no longer believes in or has a connection with something

rout

to defeat an enemy completely and force them to run away

decree

an official statement that something must happen

exempt

not having to obey a rule or to do something that is usually necessary

habeas corpus

a legal order that states that a person in prison must appear before and be judged by a court of law before they can be forced by law to stay in prison

jurisdiction

the authority of a court or official organization to make decisions and judgements

acquittal

the decision of a court that someone is not guilty

lynch

when a group kills someone who has not been found guilty of a crime at a legal trial

juncture

a particular point in time

divert

to cause something or someone to change direction

attrition

gradually making something weaker and destroying it

amnesty

a decision by a government to forgive people who have committed particular illegal acts or crimes

adjourn

to temporarily end a meeting or tria

mollify

to make someone less angry or upset

precipitate

to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected

ambivalence

the state of having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel

dispossess

to take property, especially buildings or land, away from someone or a group of people

pretext

a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason

stipulation

a rule that must be followed or something that must be done

grassroots

involving the ordinary people in a society or organization, rather than the leaders

bureau

a government organization

myraid

very large in number, or having great variety

infusion

that act of adding one thing to another to make it stronger or better

paramilitary

a group that is organized like an army but is not official and often not legal

prerogative

something that certain people are able or allowed to do or have, but it is not possible or allowed for everyone

status quo

the present situation